Pictures with YELLOW boxes are clickable to produce a larger picture: with WHITE boxes are full-sized already.

Ed was kind enough to make and send this photo tutorial to us. (Ed posts to the Knottyer's group)

(Ed did this one using 4 working strands and a core... you can eliminate the core if desired, but it helps beginners.)

Strands three and four do exactly the same thing in turn.... make a thumb-knot outboard the other parts and then the working part goes INSIDE and DOWN through the existing bights as well as it's own. Repeat for all working parts

(My prose probably could use some tightening as well! Any suggestions appreciated!)

Take strand two and (look at the pic for a minute) make a thumb-knot, leading the working part down THROUGH BOTH bights of knot 1 and knot 2). [This is the main principle of the MWK and it still confuses me sometimes!]

Designate your strands as 1-4 working and the core. Seize the group with core in the centre, then:

Take strand 1 and make a thumb-knot (overhand) around ALL the other strands.

To me, it seems that this should be as easy as pie, but it turns out to be as hard as a rock (in my case, a rock-head!)

Can it be done? You damn skippy! Check out this fishing rod... there is a VFB (very big) MWK on this surf rod! (by Kilroyjc from Jersy City, NJ.) Now, THAT is an impressive piece of work!)